Cricket to return, despite grant rejection
Cricket to return, despite grant rejection
Cricket will return to Alexandra this summer but without financial support from ratepayers.
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Return of charity fashion show is in the bag
Return of charity fashion show is in the bag
Fashion will fund fun for disabled people on Saturday.
Wool meets fashion, science
Wool meets fashion, science
Mushroom-inspired creations that veered from Wellington to Alexandra stole the show at WoolOn 2024.
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Ratepayers won’t pay for cricket
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Ratepayers won’t pay for cricket
Cricket will return to Alexandra this summer but without financial support from ratepayers.
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Licence renewal locations irks driver
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Licence renewal locations irks driver
Birthdays, after a certain age, come with more than cake and cards.
Youngest entrant wins two awards
Youngest entrant wins two awards
Pierre Cardin, Ralph Lauren . . . Oscar Paterson?
Inability to renew licence in town irks driver
Inability to renew licence in town irks driver
Birthdays, after a certain age, come with more than cake and cards.
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Sewage from new toilets caught short
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Sewage from new toilets caught short
The pictures on the toilet block at Lodge Ln, in Clyde, may be from the long-drop era but it appears the connection to that time has been more than just visual.
Small school wins top Enviroschools award
Small school wins top Enviroschools award
The little school that could ...
Fabulous fungi: Wool meets fashion, science
Fabulous fungi: Wool meets fashion, science
Mushroom-inspired creations that veered from Wellington to Alexandra stole the the WoolOn show.
Find your volunteer fit
Find your volunteer fit
Speed dating was designed to reduce the agony of long first dates when things were clearly not going to improve with time.
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Top designer returning for WoolOn fashion show
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Top designer returning for WoolOn fashion show
A passion for wool is bringing one of New Zealand’s top fashion designers back to Alexandra this weekend.
Funding round may be last, mayor warns
Funding round may be last, mayor warns
More than $150,000 was given away yesterday in what could be the last round of district-wide grants, Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan warned.
Sweltering down at the pharmacy
Sweltering down at the pharmacy
Alexandra’s time and temperature are reliably recorded above the Unichem Pharmacy in Centennial Ave.
Thrift shop’s success growing
Thrift shop’s success growing
Behind a modest shopfront in a Central Otago town volunteers are recycling used items and giving away thousand of dollars every year.
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Branching out into gold panning comp
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Branching out into gold panning comp
It may be two years from now but planning for the 49th world gold panning championships, to be held in Cromwell, is well under way.
Otago’s gold mining history retold in play
Otago’s gold mining history retold in play
Rabbits with unconventional taste in clothing and a fondness for playing tricks on gold miners will tell their tale in Clyde next week.
Station officer ‘leads by example’
Station officer ‘leads by example’
More than a thousand training nights, countless hours on callouts and taking on the Sky Tower Challenge have all been part of the Clyde Fire Brigade’s latest gold star recipient’s service.
New rating system still up in the air
New rating system still up in the air
Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan faced an uphill battle in Cromwell on Monday night, as he pitched a restructure of the district’s rating system.
Districtisation polarises meetings
Districtisation polarises meetings
Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan faced an uphill battle in Cromwell on Monday night, as he pitched a restructure of the district’s rating system.